The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-06-15
Weekly News Summary.
Vermont.


voted to put in sixteen arc lights at 500
each year.
EMMA L. TAYLOR of st. Johnsbury, re-
Gently deceased, bequeathed about $4,000 to
benevolent objects.
j. ID. WILLIAMS at Newport is held for
trial on suspicion of having burned his own
barn the other night.
THE annual convention of Episcopal
churches of the diocese of Vermont is in
session at Burlington.
VERMONT gets $500 of the $4,000 appro-
priated by congress to provide arms and
equipments for the militia.
DIR. j. f. MoNTMARoUETTE of Burling-
ton was found dead in his office on Satur-
day. He had been on protracted debauch.
REV. T. TREvILLIAN of the Vermont Con-
ference, who was appointed to Gaysville,
has been removed to Corinth by the bishop
REV. T. L. DRURY, the editor of the Rut-
land Telegram, has resigned his pastorate of
the Church of Christ and sued the church
for $500.
REV. RUFUS CLARK, who was at one time
settled in East st. Johnsbury, died at Hub
bardston, recently, at the age of seventy
seven years.
THE grand jury at st. Johnsbury found
an indictment against Francis Wells of
East Burke for arson in burning barn
with several head of cattle.
REV. GEORGE ODER, pastor of the Baptist
church at Grafton, has resigned, and the
pulpit will be supplied by Professor e. j.
Colcord of Vermont Academy.
The issuing of the following patents are
announced: Jeffrey T. Ferris, Richford, ma
chine for making veneer dishes; Joseph
Aud, Burlington, sleeping-car.
Mrs. b. f. SHINvILLE of Hinesburgh, by
the death of a sister, has come into nice
property at Amsterdam, n. Y, and with
her family, will soon move to that place.
THE sixth game between the Rutland and
st. Adams mines was played in Burlington,
Saturday afternoon, resulting in a victory
for Rutland by score of fourteen to twelve.
MEASLES have been prevalent in Bellows
Falls the past few weeks. Over seventy
cases have been reported among the school
children, necessitating the closing of one of
the lower grade schools.
THE storm that visited Richmond week
before last was the severest for years, and
the damage will amount to hundreds of dol
lars mostly to roads and crops in the low
lands along the streams.
The catalogue of st. Johnsbury Academy
for 1887 is at hand. 1t shows summary of
six post-graduates, seventy-six seniors,
seventy middle class, one hundred twenty
eight Juniors and sixtythree sub juniors.
New YORK dispatches report the filing of
the locating survey of the New York, Con-
nectcut & Eastern railroad, the new project
of which Ex-Governor Smith of Vermont
and Mr.. ID. G. Linsley of Burlington are
prominent promoters.
THE militia company authorized by the
last legislature was mustered in at Richford
last week, Gen. w. II. Gilmore presiding.
The officers elected are: Captain, A. X.
Brown; first lieutenant, A. G, Aver; second
lieutenant, w. S. Thayer.
THE directors of the National Car Com
pany have organized by the election of the
following officers: President, j. II. Lang
don; auditor, eX-Mayor 10 ID. Hatch; eX-
ecutive committee j. r. Langdon, Herbert
Brainerd and E. c. Smith
A YOUNG son of Rev. NJ. r. Barney of
Swanton was drowned in the river near the
railroad bridge Friday afternoon. He was
about twelve years OF age, bright little
fellow, and his untimely death is a crush
ing blow to his parents. The body was re-
covered.
ONE of the most closely-contested games
of baseball ever seen in Vermont was
played in Rutland the Sth, between the
Rutland and St. Adams clubs, in the pres
ence of nearly 1000 spectators. The game
was won by the former club by a score of
five to two.
The stockholders of the National Car
Company held their annual meeting at
St. Adams last week. and the following
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10 ID. Hatch, NJ. Hall Stanton, Gilman
Cheney, Herbert Brainerd, E. Curtis Smith,
Henry L. Mills.
REvILLo HOWARD, the Jamaica farmer
who shot his wife recently, was bound over
Saturday in $1,000 to the grand jury. Drs
Campbell and Ray adjudged Howard in
sane, and papers were prepared for his COM
mitment to the asylum. Mrs Howard is
comfortable and it is thought will recover.
THERE has been a change of base among
the express messengers. II. G. Clark of the
st. Adams and Boston run has been trans
ferred to the Manchester and Boston run;
James Graham takes Clarks place on the
st. Adams and Boston run, and Dan Sheehan
goes on as messenger between Burlington
and St. Adams.
THE Saratoga express on the Fitchburg
railroad going west met with a serious acct
dent at Pownal station last week Tuesday.
The rear cars occupied by Phillips eXcur-
sionists, en- route to California, were thrown
from the track by the springing of switch
and toppled over upon their sides. Several
passengers were severely hurt, but no lives
were lost. There is some dispute as to the
cause of the accident.
THE second of the contemplated shipments
of live stock from Mddlebury to South
America left last week. and will sail from
New York to-day, the destination being
Buenos Ayres. The shipment consists OF
five horses and hfty-two sheep, part rams
and part ewes, and belongs to E. G. Eels OF
Middlebury and Cyrus Jennings of Horton
vile. f. j. Jennings goes with the stock
and Frank Colby goes along to look after ii
on the journey.
BRATTLEBoRo had a chapter of accidents
last Wednesday. Calvin Weld, wife and
child were thrown from their carriage by
the breaking of the king-bolt and consid
erably injured; Frank, son of Edward C.
Crosby, broke the bone of his left leg Will,
playing ball; Lawrence Heaphy split his fin
ger open and young son of John A. Davis
was carried home insensible from base
ball hit; Fred Richardson, the marketman
will be laid up some time from the kick o
horse; the ten-year-old son of Charlie
Schurmann fell from pile of lumber anC
was insensible for three hours.
THE Vermont Grand Chapter of the Orde
of the Eastern Star held its fourteenth
annual convocation at Lyndonville June 8
Nine chapters were represented Their
was gain of one hundred members las
year in the state, and the order is in a pros
porous condition. The following grand Off
GERS were elected William G.. McClntocl
of Morrisville grand patron Mrs. Flora L
Haviland of Danvlle, grand matron; Dr
p. ID. Bradford of Mortified, associat
grand patron; Mrs. j. T. Gleason of Lyn
donville, associate grand matron; III. J.
Stillson of Bennington, grand secretary
Mrs, H. NJ Whitney of Windsor, gran
treasurer; Mrs. Sarah Fairman of Windsor
grand conductress; Mrs. Ida f. Parker c
Foster of Morrisville, associate grand con
ductress: Rev. |. p. Booth of NorthfieG
grand chaplain; f. ID. Bennett of Benninl
ton GRAND marshal. George Merrill of Yves